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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015373415-09022009><SPAN
class=015373415-09022009><STRONG><FONT size=3>Help us get the discussion
going!</FONT> <BR>Comment on the papers and help us get this human
futures' discussion/debate going! <A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=015373415-09022009><EM>The Global
Spiral's</EM> current issue is up and awaiting comments from readers <A
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=015373415-09022009><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>For
those of you who are not aware of <EM>The Global Spiral</EM>, I'll
briefly explain: Last June, 6 well-known thinkers wrote about
issues of human enhancement technologies, uploads, the Singularity, posthumans,
etc. through the lends of t<SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><FONT color=black><SPAN
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color=black><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. <A
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title=http://metanexus.net/magazine color=black><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine style="COLOR: black"><EM>Global Spiral, June
2008 (Volume 9, Issue 3) - Special Issue on Transhumanism</EM></SPAN></FONT></A>
. It is the first of its kind. The authors were <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2>Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Ted Peters, Katherine Hayles, Don Ihde,
Jean-Pierre Dupuy, and Andrew Pickering (see
below).</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=015373415-09022009><FONT color=black><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The problem was that
most of the papers were negative about human futures, and all
made assumptive claims that were far from accurate. <SPAN
class=015373415-09022009>In response to the claims, 10 papers were
submitted to counter their poorly researched claims.
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG>The papers in this Responsive
are:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=HeadingMyWay
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT
size=2><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10685/Default.aspx"><STRONG>True
Transhumanism</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Max More,
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10681/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Trite
Truths About Technology: A Reply to Ted Peters</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Russell
Blackford, Ph.D.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><SPAN><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10687/Default.aspx"><STRONG>In
Defense of Posthuman Dignity</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Nick Bostrom,
Ph.D.</STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10688/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Aubrey
de Grey’s Declaration, Endorsed by 15 Prestigious Biomedical
Experts”</STRONG></A><STRONG> by Aubrey de Grey,
PhD.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10689/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Reproductive
Choices: The Glorious Landscape of Assisted Reproductive
Technology</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Amara Graps, Ph.D.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10683/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Bringing
Arts/Sciences and Design Into the Discussion of
Transhumanism</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Natasha Vita-More, PhD.
candidate</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT size=2><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10691/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Transhumanism:
Threat or Menace?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Response to
Andrew Pickering</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Michael
LaTorra</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10684/Default.aspx"><STRONG>From
Mind Loading to Mind Cloning – Gene to Meme to Beme:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A Perspective on the Nature of
Humanity</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Martine Rothblatt,
Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10686/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Conceptualizing
Future Identities</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Sky Marsen, Ph.D.</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><STRONG>“</STRONG><A
href="http://www.metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10682/Default.aspx"><STRONG>Ship
of Fools: Why Transhumanism is the Best Bet to Prevent the Extinction of
Civilization</STRONG></A><STRONG>” by Mark Walker,
Ph.D.</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015373415-09022009><FONT color=black><SPAN lang=EN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=015373415-09022009><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal dir=ltr style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><BR><U>The <SPAN
class=015373415-09022009>original </SPAN>papers <SPAN
class=015373415-09022009>we responded to
are</SPAN>:<o:p></o:p></U></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Engaging Transhumanism: The Meaning of Being
Human</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN class=boldhead>by Hava
Tirosh-Samuelson</SPAN> <SPAN class=015373415-09022009>-
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“If one accepts that
transhumanism is more than an ideology, indeed a philosophy, one must look
carefully at its understanding of the human, of biology, and of the
relationship between technology and culture.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx
color=black><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10547/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">more</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Of Which Human Are We Post?</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN
class=boldhead>by Don Ihde</SPAN> <SPAN class=015373415-09022009>-
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“...[O]nly if humans
are stupid enough to end up worshiping the very idols they create, could the
fantasized replacement of humans by machines take place.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10552/Default.aspx
color=black><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Cybernetics Is An Antihumanism</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN
class=boldhead>by Jean-Pierre Dupuy<SPAN class=015373415-09022009> -
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“For there is no
science that does not rest on a metaphysics, though typically it remains
concealed. It is the responsibility of the philosopher to uncover this
metaphysics, and then to subject it to criticism.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10544/Default.aspx
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<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Wrestling with Transhumanism</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN
class=boldhead>by Katherine Hayles<SPAN class=015373415-09022009> -
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“One need not agree
with Francis Fukuyama that transhumanism is 'the world’s most dangerous idea'
to appreciate the critiques of transhumanism enacted in science fiction.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10543/Default.aspx
color=black><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Brains, Selves and Spirituality in the History of
Cybernetics</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN class=boldhead>by Andrew Pickering<SPAN
class=015373415-09022009> - </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“All of the
practices and states that I talk about in my paper are already marginalized in
contemporary society—it feels vaguely embarrassing to talk about them in
public. But at least the margins exist, and one can go there if one likes. The
transhumanists would like to engineer them out of existence entirely and
forever. Yes, I’m starting not to like transhumanism.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx
color=black><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10545/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">more</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">Transhumanism and the Posthuman
Future</SPAN></FONT></A><BR><SPAN class=boldhead>by Ted Peters<SPAN
class=015373415-09022009> - <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">“[T]ranshumanist
assumptions regarding progress are naive, because they fail to operate with an
anthropology that is realistic regarding the human proclivity to turn good
into evil...[R]esearchers ...in genetics and nanotechnology should...maintain
constant watchfulness for ways in which these technologies can become bent
toward destructive purposes.” <A
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx
href="http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx"><FONT
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx
color=black><SPAN
title=http://metanexus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10546/Default.aspx
style="COLOR: black">more</SPAN></FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></FONT>
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